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Optometrists and eye clinics in Stephens County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Stephens County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,213 of 1,302 scored counties
#20 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,018 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
80% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,310
+3.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For optometrists and eye clinics, Stephens County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,213 of 1,302 scored counties and #20 of 28 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 optometrists and eye clinics in Stephens County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 80% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Stephens County spend about $17.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,018 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per practice, 56% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Stephens County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,928 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Stephens County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Stephens County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Stephens County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureStephens CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.44.54.1
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment2,9284,3525,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,018$1,049$1,288
Median household income$61,620$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score1921

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Stephens County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Stephens County

Population, 2025 estimate
44,310+3.4% since 2020
Households
17,567
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
870 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$61,620+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,051
Median home value
$145,300
Jobs located here
15,578
Daytime population
41,720Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Stephens County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK8272.2$5.1M+14.6%#37 of 1,302
2Canadian County, OK69152.6$4.6M+20.4%#212 of 1,302
3Creek County, OK6182.8$3.6M+4.4%#392 of 1,302
4Pottawatomie County, OK6072.6$3.8M+3.5%#417 of 1,302
5Rogers County, OK55154.1$2.8M+7.1%#565 of 1,302
6Le Flore County, OK5152.8$3.3M+4.1%#653 of 1,302
7Payne County, OK46113.4$2.9M+2.8%#776 of 1,302
8Grady County, OK4283.9$2.8M+7.7%#862 of 1,302
9Washington County, OK4183.8$2.7M+2.7%#892 of 1,302
10Pittsburg County, OK3752.8$3.4M−1.1%#957 of 1,302
20Stephens County, OK19137.4$1.4M+3.4%#1,213 of 1,302

Other business types in Stephens County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Stephens County, OK?

Stephens County has 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Stephens County, OK spend on medical and dental services?

About $17.9M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,567 households in Stephens County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stephens County, OK compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Stephens County has 7.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $1.4M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Stephens County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,928 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Stephens County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Stephens County at 44,310 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,567 households. The median household income in Stephens County is $61,620 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Stephens County scores 19 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #1,213 of 1,302 scored counties.

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